Lasnex simulations of NIF vacuum hohlraum commissioning experiments

Abstract

Lasnex calculations and x-ray flux measurements are presented for a series of NIF vacuum hohlraum experiments that were among the first targets shot on NIF as part of the facility commissioning. An important result is that the hohlraum x-ray fluxes are significantly higher than predicted by pre-shot Lasnex calculations employing the baseline "configuration managed" physics packages used in the NIF ignition target calculations. A possible explanation for the high-flux vacuum hohlraum result has been explored via post-shot calculations in which non-baseline emissivity and heat conduction models are used. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.